All around the world, for as long as we’ve been human, people have turned to dreams for insight and healing. Among the Iroquois people, for example, illness was sometimes seen as the result of unfulfilled wishes revealed in dreams. When no other cause could be found, a “festival of dreams” would be held—community members would help by gifting the sick person the objects revealed in their dreams.

How do we process the death of someone who fought against our rights? I feel conflicted relief, anger, even sadness for the limits of her vision. What does forgiveness look like when harm runs deep? This isn’t easy. I don’t have answers, but I want to sit with the questions.

Have you ever taken a personality test that told you you're an INFP, ESTJ, or something else—and thought, Now what?

Most typology resources stop at giving you a four-letter label. But Jung’s original idea of Psychological Types was never meant to put you in a box. It was meant to open a door.

When people hear the word trauma, they often think of obvious, catastrophic events: a violent assault, a serious car crash, a natural disaster. These experiences certainly count as trauma, but the picture is much bigger—and often more personal.

Have you ever wondered why you seem to get stuck in the same emotional patterns over and over again? Or why people who love each other can still end up misunderstanding one another so deeply?

The Enneagram offers a fascinating window into these questions. At first glance, it looks like a simple model: nine personality types, each defined by core emotional drivers or “passions.” But the more you delve into it, the more interesting it becomes.